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Israeli NGOs Petition Supreme Court Over Channel 14 Gaza Coverage
Three Israeli NGOs have filed a petition with the Supreme Court documenting statements broadcast on Channel 14 that call for violence against Gazans. The NGOs compiled a record of hundreds of such statements aired since the start of the war in Gaza. Le Monde reported that the channel's ratings have increased as it gives airtime to this rhetoric.
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Three Israeli NGOs have compiled a detailed record of statements made on Channel 14 that call for violence against people in Gaza and have filed a petition before the Supreme Court. The petition cites hundreds of statements broadcast by the channel since the war in Gaza began.
Le Monde reported that it reviewed the record compiled by the NGOs. Channel 14 has seen steadily increasing ratings during this period. The channel gives prominence to rhetoric that includes calls for the annihilation of the Palestinian territory. One broadcast on November 2, 2023, featured a host asking what should be done about civilians in Gaza.
A guest responded by saying to open fire and that they were not civilians. On February 10, 2024, a journalist commenting on footage of devastation in Gaza stated that no one in Israel should feel sorry for Gazans of any age and that they could starve to death.
On February 20, 2025, a former officer and reserve colonel said on a debate show that all Gazans are wicked, have no right to exist, and that the greatest justice would be when Gaza is cleansed of Gazans.
The three NGOs submitted their documentation of these statements as part of a petition to the Supreme Court. The filing accuses the channel of using genocidal rhetoric. Channel 14 has not commented publicly on the petition in the reporting reviewed by Le Monde. The Supreme Court has not issued a ruling on the matter.
